Category Archives: Ramblings

March marks an important personal milestone for me – it’s two months since I gave up clothes shopping for a year. No rummages in TK Maxx, sprees at Braintree Freeport and binges at Bluewater. It’s divorce with Designers at Debenhams … Continue reading →

At the moment politicians are flicking through the libel bill in Parliament and media controls are under the spotlight in a post Leveson frenzy. It could be a depressing time for journalists who are concerned about freedom of speech and … Continue reading →

Just over a month ago when the world’s press were keeping themselves titillated by topless pictures of royals, I volunteered to do some bare modelling of my own for charity. It was a bright Saturday afternoon at my mare Eve’s … Continue reading →

Somebody contacted me today via dawngay.com asking for freelance equestrian writer services and it dawned on me, literally, that in a three week’s time I’ll be in the full throttle of my freelance world again. It’s been an exciting nine … Continue reading →

On Sunday, Nick ran his first big 10k race after months of achilles injuries and I was honoured to step behind the scenes into a ‘runner’s world’ for a change. I have dragged my long suffering husband out of bed … Continue reading →

Now the gusty days are whipping up autumn leaves and the nights are drawing in, it’s time to plan ahead to the ski season. We might not have the budget to follow celebrities to Klosters, but my latest ski features … Continue reading →

Nick and I went to a matinee of the new Inbetweeners movie this weekend. Here’s my little review (it’s not a spoiler for those who haven’t seen it). When I heard The Inbetweeners were making a movie, I wasn’t sure … Continue reading →

I couldn’t really care less about the football season – yawn. I pay a vague interest at 5pm on a Saturday as the Leicester City score comes in, but that’s merely to gauge Nick’s mood for the rest of the … Continue reading →

Now for the biggest challenge of all – I’m a professional writer and I’ve got to write a decent blog. What do people expect? A rambling of my daily events, a moan (can do that), a monologue about my horse … Continue reading →